Dr. Peter L. Lewis

Orthopaedic speciality

• Hip conditions
• Knee conditions

Current appointments

Consulting at

• Angaston District Hospital
• The Injury Hub Gawler
• Glenelg Community Hospital
• Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic

Operating at

• Angaston District Hospital
• Calvary Adelaide Hospital
• Gawler Health Service
• Glenelg Community Hospital

Visiting Orthopaedic Specialist at

• Calvary Adelaide Hospital

Post-surgery guidelines

Knee Arthroscopy

Other appointments

• Deputy Director – AOA National Joint Replacement Registry
• Chairman of Knee Prosthesis Clinical Advising Group
• International Advisory Board – Orthopaedic Hyperguide
• Aust. Delegate to Asia Pacific Knee Society Committee
• Chairman – Wakefield Orthopaedic Research Committee
• Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic Foundation Inc.

Previous appointments/positions held

• Senior Medical Visiting Surgeon – Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Head of Arthroplasty Service – Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Director of Orthopaedic Research – Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Chairman – Arthroplasty Society of Australia
• Secretary – Arthroplasty Society of Australia
• Member Panel of Clinical Experts for Department of Health

Postgraduate speciality training

• Adult Joint Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada 1991/92

Research

• Constrained Acetabular Components
• Patellofemoral Replacement
• Fixation in Knee Replacement
• Hip Arthroscopy
• Outcome measurement
• Polyethylene wear in knee replacement
• Diaphysial fixation in revision hip surgery
• Periprosthetic fractures after total knee replacement
• Minimally invasive hip replacement
• Navigation systems for joint replacement
• Cognitive impairment after joint replacement
• Assessment of alternative bearing materials in joint replacement
• Joint preserving surgery of the hip
• Short stemmed hip prosthesis

Medical association memberships

• Australian Medical Association
• Australian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Australian Orthopaedic Association
• International member American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)
• Arthroplasty Society of Australia